Introduction
NOTE: The data and findings below are drafts subject to change and
some pieces are still in the QA process.
RACE COUNTS provides a 3D view of racial equity:
OUTCOME: How
well people are doing. The higher the circle, the better the outcome.
DISPARITY: How racial groups compare to one another. The further
right the circle, the greater the differences by race.
IMPACT: The
total population. The bigger the circle, the larger the population.
Purple counties: Gains at Risk;
Orange counties: Prosperity for
the Few;
Yellow counties:
Struggling to Prosper;
Red counties:
Stuck and Unequal.
Race/Ethnicity Notes
1) “Other” race includes those who identify with a race outside
of the specifically named categories, such as Asian, White, etc.
2)
Race labels for bar charts: The “nh_” prefix signifies that a group is
non-Latinx (excludes Latinx).
3) The “twoormor” group represents
those who identify as Two or More Races.
Indicators
Education Index - UPDATED
- San Francisco has the worst racial disparities, driven by large
inequities in chronic absenteeism and graduation rates.
- Most Northern/Sierra counties have lower than average outcomes and
lower levels of disparity.
- Five out of six Southern California counties have higher than
average disparities, the exception is San Diego. Imperial is ranked 5th
most disparate, and San Bernardino is ranked 6th.
Chronic Absenteeism - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- San Francisco County is by far the most racially disparate on
chronic absenteeism. Non-Latinx NHPI, Non-Latinx Black, and non-Latinx
AIAN students have the highest absenteeism rates, with rates between
58-60%.
- Inyo County has the highest rates of absenteeism, with more than
half of students (50.9%) being chronically absent. Non-Latinx Black
students are the most likely to be chronically absent (78.3%), a rate 3x
higher than that of non-Latinx White students (24.5%).
- Los Angeles County is the third most disparate on this measure
because about one in three Black, NHPI, and AIAN students (all
non-Latinx) are chronically absent compared to only one in 15 non-Latinx
Asian students.
State Barchart
- Statewide, AIAN, Black, and NHPI (all non-Latinx) students have the
highest rates ranging from 33% to 32.3% respectively.
- AIAN, Black, NHPI (all non-Latinx) students are 3.8x more likely to
be chronically absent than the group with the lowest (best) rate.
High School Graduation - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- There seems to be a relationship between less racial disparity and
better outcomes on high school graduation.
- Nevada, San Francisco, Mono, and Inyo counties have the worst
(lowest) graduation rates and the worst racial disparities on this
measure.
- In Nevada County, only one in four Latinx and one in three
non-Latinx Black students graduate.
State Barchart
- Statewide, about one in five non-Latinx Black and non-Latinx AIAN
students does not graduate from high school.
- Filipinx, Asian, White, and Multiracial (all non-Latinx) students
are more likely to graduate than the average California student.
Third Grade English Proficiency -
UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Mono County is the most disparate in this measure, with a 39
percentage point difference between the groups with the highest and
lowest rates.
- Del Norte County has the worst outcome on this measure with only one
in five third graders being proficient in ELA, it is also the fourth
most disparate county.
- There seems to be some relationship between less disparity and
better outcomes.
State Barchart
- Statewide, two groups emerge. In the first group, about one in three
non-Latinx Black, non-Latinx AIAN, Latinx, and non-Latinx NHPI students
scored proficient. While in the second group, more than 50% of Asian,
Filipinx, Two or More Races, and White (all non-Latinx) third graders
scored proficient in English Language Arts.
- Overall, the results are poor. Fewer than half (42.8%) of California
students were proficient.
Third Grade Math Proficiency -
UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Del Norte County has the worst outcome on this measure with only one
in five students scoring Proficient or Better in Math.
- Larger population counties have above average levels of racial
disparities among racial and ethnic groups for this indicator.
- Five of the top 10 counties with the best outcomes are in the Bay
Area, some have better than average disparity while others have
worse.
State Barchart
- Statewide, two groups emerge. In the first group, about one in three
Black, AIAN, NHPI (all non-Latinx), and Latinx students scored
proficient. While in the second group, more than 50% of Asian, Filipinx,
White, and Multiracial (all non-Latinx) third graders scored proficient
in math.
Suspensions - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Santa Cruz is by far the most disparate county because of high
suspension rates for Black and NHPI students (both non-Latinx).
- Los Angeles County has the second best outcome (meaning second
lowest overall suspension rate) in the state at 1.9%. However, the Black
and AIAN (both non-Latinx) rates are much higher at 5.6% and 3.8%
respectively.
- Three counties (Lake, Modoc, and Del Norte) in the Northern/Sierra
region have the lowest outcomes (highest rates), with suspension rates
between 8-9%.
State Barchart
- Black, AIAN, NHPI (all non-Latinx), and Latinx students are more
likely to be suspended than the average student in California.
- School administrators are 7.8x more likely to suspend non-Latinx
Black students than the group with the lowest suspension rate.
ECE Access - UPDATED
Scatterplot
- Los Angeles County is the 10th most disparate county for ECE Access,
due to low access for Latinx and AIAN children.
- 22.2% of San Bernardino County children ages 0-5 have access to a
licensed ECE program, which is a 62.4 percentage point difference from
Modoc County (84.6%), the county with the most access (best
outcome).
State Barchart
- ECE access rates are low across the state and for all groups, even
the best rate means less than one in two children has access. Still
Latinx, non-Latinx AIAN and non-Latinx Black children all have less ECE
access than the state average.
Diversity of Teachers - NOT UPDATED
Scatterplot
Larger population counties overall are in the Yellow (Lower
disparity, Lower outcome) Quadrant, with Low Angeles County having the
lowest disparity.
All but two (Mariposa and Tuolumne) Central Valley counties are
in the Yellow (Lower disparity, Lower outcome) and Red (Higher
disparity, Lower outcome) Quadrants.
State Barchart
- White students have by far the highest representation, with more
than 13 White teachers and staff per 100 White students. Compare this to
NH-AIANs, the group with the next highest rate, at five per 100
students.